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The Choice of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Varieties by Smallholders in South-east Tanzania. II. Variety × Spacing and Variety × Sowing Date Interactions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 October 2008
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Variety × spacing and variety × sowing date trials in south-east Tanzania showed that the long-season spreading bunch groundnut variety Red Mwitunde (A. hypogaea ssp. hypogaea var. hypogaea) was less tolerant of delayed sowing and more tolerant of wide spacing than Natal Common, a short-season upright bunch variety (ssp. fastigiata var. vulgaris). The same variety × spacing and variety × sowing date interactions were detected in groundnuts intercropped with cassava (Manihot esculenta). These observations help to explain the farmers' preference for Red Mwitunde despite the higher trial yields of Natal Common.
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